Vanilla Cinnamon Brulee. I was looking for a new candle for the house, and this one encapsulated all the scents I loved. So I bought it and it did not disappoint. Every time I burn the new candle, it sends a pleasing aroma throughout the house, and makes me happy. Perhaps pleasing smells do that…
Human nature hasn’t changed much over the years. As I trudge through the book of Numbers, I am reminded that people have a natural proclivity to live in the past. Our mindset is a lot like the lyrics from the classic Andrew Lloyd Weber song, “Memory” that laments, “I can dream of the old days….
I stood my ground. We’re on vacation, and my youngest son asked to do something contradictory to our rules for him. I knew if I allowed it, it could set a standard for the future. I heard his argument already. “You let me do it on vacation. What’s the difference if I do it at…
Whack! The presence of the Holy Spirit nearly knocked me over. We were running late to church for a lot of reasons, and entered the sanctuary in the middle of the first worship song. To be honest, I had a bad attitude going to church Sunday. I was tired from serving at a women’s retreat,…
Unclean. I wanted to skip over Leviticus this morning, and a do a reading from the New Testament, but then I remembered I am supposed to write about my impressions as I journey through the entire Bible. So I plopped back into this biblical book of law and trudged through the requirements for a sin…